This problem was initially reported here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1019587 acrux gamepad is not initialized if present at boot time. Error message "can't reset device" appears continuously in dmesg: [ 254.607949] acrux 0003:1A34:0802.0002: can't reset device, 0000:00:1d.3-1/input0, status -32 Temporary solution is to unplug device and plug it in again. Also there is no problem if the device is plugged in when the computer is already in use. Otherwise the device works well (including force feedback). This problem has been present in several kernel versions including 3.0 and 3.5. Let me know if you would like me to provide any additional information or if you would like me to run some particular tests. Thank you, -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-input" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html